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Jon Bon Jovi Named 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year

Jon Bon Jovi can add yet another accolade to his incredible career. The Bon Jovi frontman has been named the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year. MusiCares is the philanthropic…

Jon Bon Jovi visits the Empire State Building on September 15, 2023 in New York City.
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Jon Bon Jovi can add yet another accolade to his incredible career.

The Bon Jovi frontman has been named the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year. MusiCares is the philanthropic arm of the Recording Academy, the group that organizes the Grammy Awards. The Person of the Year honor has gone to a number of legendary musicians for their dedication to service. Recent honorees include Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell.

In fact, JBJ found out about the honor via a special video from 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Paul McCartney, which he shared via social media.

Executive Director of MusiCares Laura Segura said in a statement, "MusiCares is thrilled to honor Jon Bon Jovi at the 2024 Person of the Year Gala ... His long-standing commitment to serving food-insecure and unhoused individuals inspires us all."

The 33rd annual Person of the Year gala event honoring Bon Jovi will take place on February 2, 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Bon Jovi founded his JBJ Soul Foundation in 2006. The foundation is behind the JBJ Soul Kitchen, which has four restaurant locations in New Jersey that supply meals to people in need. The Soul Kitchen went viral during the coronavirus pandemic. They shared a photo of Bon Jovi washing dishes in the kitchen of their Red Bank, N.J. location.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights